Casting Call for Upcoming Stage Play "Bus Stop"
“Bus Stop" stage play looking for cast. Please see more info below. About the project: SYNOPSIS: In the middle of a howling snowstorm, a bus out of Kansas City pulls up at a cheerful roadside diner. All roads are blocks, and five weary travelers are going to have to hole up until morning. Cherie, a nightclub chanteuse, is the passenger with the most to worry about. She’s been kidnapped by a twenty-one-year-old cowboy with a ranch of his own and the romantic methods of an unusually headstrong bull. As a counterpoint to the main romance, the proprietor of the café and the bust driver at last find time to develop a friendship of their own; a middle-age scholar comes to terms with himself; and a young girl who works in the café also gets her first taste of romance. Inge's hope with this play was that the audience would be interested in every character. His aim was to portray the full spectrum of romantic relationships, from positive to negative. The film version of this story starred Marilyn Monroe as Cherie. Additional info: All ethnicities welcome - directors would like to have a diverse cast. Actors will do cold readings from the script. If needed, call-backs will be Tuesday, July 30th. If you are interested, please apply.
8 roles
An attractive "chanteuse" from the Ozarks who has been singing in a Kansas City nightclub and dreams of being a film star. She's hotly pursued by Bo Decker, who lost his virginity to her after hearing her sing. Now he insists she must marry him and is taking her to his home in Montana.
A young, hotheaded cowboy whose infatuation with Cherie consumes him. He won't leave her alone and is dismayed that she doesn't want to marry him to make them both "honest people" after their romantic tryst. He has a lot of learning to do about what a girl really wants from a man.
An older cowboy, Bo's surrogate father and traveling companion. He's a lonely man who has devoted his life to rearing Bo, who is orphaned. Virgil is calm, even-tempered, and the voice of reason in this story
Is an egocentric former professor. Given to drinking too much, he spends most of his time traveling aimlessly from one place to another. He is also inappropriately attracted to young women, and he sets his attention on Elma until his conscience gets the better of him.
A high school student who loves literature and who romanticizes life. Innocent and impressionable, Elma is Grace's helper in the cafe. She is curious and gets all the people stuck at the bus stop to open up to her. She is almost drawn into Dr. Lyman's seduction as she plans to meet him in Topeka.
The local sheriff. Brusque in manner, but goodharted and a highly moral man.
Grace is a middle-aged waitress who works long hours at the cafe where the bus stops. She's good-hearted, boisterous, and has an eye on Carl, the bus driver. She sneaks off with him to her apartment over the cafe for a while.
The bus driver. He's a married man, but he has an ongoing flirtation with Grace. This snowstorm gives them the opportunity to act on those feelings.
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